Body Bits

Whiling my time away at home whilst waiting for my course results, I decided to do another trip to that great big city - London.

After walking along the Thames taking photos as the city turned it's lights on, I met up with Nick, who had just finished work for the day. We then went to dine at Wagamamas. This is a chain of japanese restaurants serving such dishes as noodles, dumplings and soups. The food was amazing, the waitresses very attractive, and the atmosphere was very happening.

Later on we watched a couple of DVDs back at his place. Lola Rennt is a German film released about 7 years ago, which I first saw in an open-air cinema in Ludwigsburg, South Germany. It's an interesting film, one to watch. As we were still wide awake after this (the soundtrack was quite lively) we put on another film. This time Jennifer Lopez took the stage (amongst a plethora of other famous actors) in U-Turn. Quite a slow moving film, it does have it's moments though.

Having finished watching films at about 5.30am, naturally I wasn't in a fit state to wake up before midday. So I didn't. I then met up with Kathy (physics, brum) to have a coffee , a chat, and do some shopping (her, not me). Afterwards, I met up with my parents who were just sitting down to a meal in a restaurant in Chinatown (free food). As my dad went off shopping for some food to take home, my mum and myself went along to the amazing Bodyworlds exhibition. This has real human corpses which when the person has died, are plastinated so as to keep them in the same shape and texture as before. Amongst the exhibits were one of a skeletal man with muscles holding in his hand his entire body skin. Also a rabbit entirely made up of it's arteries. These really have to be seen to be believed, and as it is now extended until December 1st, you have no excuse.

Well, tomorrow sees Jordi make his way back to Mainz (this time with his friend Alberto) to continue his work (or is it study/partying?). I will then be joining him from October 3rd til 9th, so anyone up for a party in Mainz, get in contact. I will then be heading down to Munich (all the cities begin with 'm', hmmmmm) to meet my good friends Gerald and Alex (and any others that have made their ways down there). The return flight is on the 12th, whereby I will have 4 days before the results are made known (apparently).

OK, nothing else been happening in my life recently, how about yours?

Adeu

Back in the UK

Just a quick note to say that at last I'm back in England after a gruelling (that's a lie - amazing) 3 weeks in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

After surviving a 6.8 earthquake in Taipei, Taiwan, it was almost comic to arrive back in Britain and experience a 4.8 one in Birmingham !!! But you have to remember, the scale is logarithmic, so a 2.0 is 100 (ten to the power of two) times stronger than a 1.0. So the one in Brum was no way near comparable to the one in Taiwan in reality.

OK, lack of sleep still being a major factor, I am now retiring to bed.

Goodnight